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Roadworks, Aongatētē

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Roadworks, Aongatētē

Rail didn’t put roads out of business – indeed the arrival of cars made roads more important. These men are working on the Tauranga Harbour road between Katikati and Tauranga.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty region – Success: 1900s to 1930s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5593/roadworks-aongatete (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.